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Introducing your Puppy to His New Home
STEP 1: Collect supplies for your new pet: a comfortable bed or crate, dog food and treats, food and water dishes, toys, a collar, a leash and an identification tag.
STEP 2: Dog-proof your home. Check and repair any damaged fencing, gates, doors, windows or screens. Place poisons out of reach, remembering to check behind the fridge for small objects or forgotten rat or mouse poison
STEP 3: Pick up your pup at a time when you or someone else will be around the house for a couple of days.
STEP 4: Introduce the newcomer to other pets and family members, and then let him explore the house. Focus your attention on your existing pets as they may be anxious.
STEP 5: Supply a nice, plush bed or a cozy crate. Consider placing the bed or crate in an area where your new pet can keep an eye on you when he beds down.
STEP 6: Take your puppy outside to relieve himself after meals, after playtime, upon waking and, if necessary, every 15 minutes. Adult dogs can wait 2 hours or longer.
STEP 7: Listen for your puppy's cues that he needs to relieve himself in the middle of the night. It may take a while before he can sleep through the night without a potty break.
STEP 8: Play with your pet on and off throughout the day.
STEP 9: Take your pet to a veterinarian for a checkup and vaccinations as soon as possible.
STEP 10: Obtain a license from the proper agency
Note: Dogs will eat or drink anything---that's part of how they explore and learn---so be thorough in removing items that pose a risk to your dog.
STEP 2: Dog-proof your home. Check and repair any damaged fencing, gates, doors, windows or screens. Place poisons out of reach, remembering to check behind the fridge for small objects or forgotten rat or mouse poison
STEP 3: Pick up your pup at a time when you or someone else will be around the house for a couple of days.
STEP 4: Introduce the newcomer to other pets and family members, and then let him explore the house. Focus your attention on your existing pets as they may be anxious.
STEP 5: Supply a nice, plush bed or a cozy crate. Consider placing the bed or crate in an area where your new pet can keep an eye on you when he beds down.
STEP 6: Take your puppy outside to relieve himself after meals, after playtime, upon waking and, if necessary, every 15 minutes. Adult dogs can wait 2 hours or longer.
STEP 7: Listen for your puppy's cues that he needs to relieve himself in the middle of the night. It may take a while before he can sleep through the night without a potty break.
STEP 8: Play with your pet on and off throughout the day.
STEP 9: Take your pet to a veterinarian for a checkup and vaccinations as soon as possible.
STEP 10: Obtain a license from the proper agency
Note: Dogs will eat or drink anything---that's part of how they explore and learn---so be thorough in removing items that pose a risk to your dog.
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